Pivotal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being of crucial importance; ; - Henry Kissinger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪvəɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪvətəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪvətəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɪvəɾəl/.

Examples

a pivotal event
Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions
the polar events of this study

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

polar

Parts of Speech

adjective

being of crucial importance; ; - Henry Kissinger

“a pivotal event”

Word Forms

pivot

noun

the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausschlaggebend

von entscheidender Bedeutung sein; ; -Henry Kissinger

🇫🇷French

pivot

étant d'une importance cruciale; ; -Henry Kissinger

🇪🇸Spanish

esencial

siendo de crucial importancia; ; -Henry Kissinger

🇮🇹Italian

fondamentale

essere di cruciale importanza; ; -Henry Kissinger

🇳🇱Dutch

doorslaggevend

van cruciaal belang zijn; ; -Henry Kissinger

🇵🇹Portuguese

fundamental

sendo de importância crucial; ; -Henry Kissinger

🇷🇺Russian

решающий

имеющие решающее значение; ; - Генри Киссинджер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

केंद्रीय

अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण होना; ; -हेनरी किसिंजर

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கிய

முக்கிய முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்தது; ; - ஹென்றி கிஸ்ஸிங்கர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీలకమైన

కీలకమైన ప్రాముఖ్యత కలిగి ఉండటం; ; - హెన్రీ కిస్సింగర్

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्णायक

निर्णायक महत्त्व असणे; ; - हेन्री किसिंजर

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુખ્ય

નિર્ણાયક મહત્વ છે; ; - હેનરી કિસિન્જર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮುಖ

ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ; ; - ಹೆನ್ರಿ ಕಿಸ್ಸಿಂಜರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുപ്രധാനമായ

നിർണായക പ്രാധാന്യമുള്ളത്; ; - ഹെൻറി കിസിംഗർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ

ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਦਾ ਹੋਣਾ; ; - ਹੈਨਰੀ ਕਿਸਿੰਗਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

اہم

اہم اہمیت کا حامل ہونا؛ ; - ہنری کسنجر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

关键的

至关重要； ; ——亨利·基辛格

🇯🇵Japanese

極めて重要な

極めて重要であること。 ; - ヘンリー・キッシンジャー

🇰🇷Korean

추축 같은

매우 중요합니다. ; - 헨리 키신저

🇻🇳Vietnamese

then chốt

có tầm quan trọng cốt yếu; ; - Henry Kissinger

🇹🇭Thai

การพิจาณา

มีความสำคัญอย่างยิ่ง ; - เฮนรี คิสซิงเจอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat penting

menjadi sangat penting; ; - Henry Kissinger

🇵🇭Filipino

mahalaga

pagiging napakahalaga ng kahalagahan; ; - Henry Kissinger

🇲🇾Malay

penting

menjadi sangat penting; ; - Henry Kissinger

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محوري

كونها ذات أهمية حاسمة؛ ; - هنري كيسنجر

🇮🇷Persian

محوری

داشتن اهمیت حیاتی؛ ; - هنری کیسینجر

🇹🇷Turkish

önemli

hayati öneme sahip olması; ; -Henry Kissinger

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַכרִיעַ

להיות בעל חשיבות מכרעת; ; הנרי קיסינג'ר

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